Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in San Clemente, CA

Discover affordable housing in San Clemente where there are 4+ housing opportunities based on income and household needs like accessible units for seniors or persons with disabilities. Find and apply to these low income apartments now.

The Presidio Apartments

105 Avenida Presidio, San Clemente, California 92672

Cotton's Point Senior Apartments

2350 S El Camino Real, San Clemente, California 92672

Vintage Shores Senior Apartments

366 Camino de Estrella, San Clemente, California 92672

Talega Jamboree Apartments Phase I

123 Calle Amistad, San Clemente, California 92673

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In San Clemente, California
$52.71/hour
$36.71 (+229%) more than California minimum wage and $45.46 (+627%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve San Clemente, California?

Public Housing Agencies operate federally assisted affordable housing programs at local levels on behalf of HUD. Notably, housing agencies are responsible for managing Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher, Public Housing, and Project-Based Voucher waiting lists within their jurisdiction.

Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for San Clemente, California.

Go to the California Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near San Clemente.

How many renters live in San Clemente, California?

The City of San Clemente has 64,232 people living in 23,646 households.

There are 20,587 renters living in 8,308 renter households in this City. Renters make up 32.05 percent of the population living in San Clemente.

What is the rental market like in San Clemente, California?

There are an estimated 26,576 housing units in the San Clemente area. Of these, 8,768 units are rental homes, making up 33 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in San Clemente, California, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in San Clemente?

The rental vacancy rate in San Clemente is 4 percent. This is a lower than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are low there are fewer available units. Rents tend to be higher as more people compete for scarce housing.

How many rental units are in San Clemente for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in San Clemente
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
599 1,893 3,368 1,544 750
Occupied Rental Units by Size in San Clemente

A large number of apartments in San Clemente have two or fewer bedrooms. Seniors and young professionals especially may have more success finding an apartment that meets their needs.

How many renter households in San Clemente are overburdened by housing costs?

Among renter households in this market, 48 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 28 percent of households are extremely rent overburdened. When renters pay too much for their housing, it leaves little money for other necessities like food, clothes, or medicine.

The federal government says that renters are cost-burdened if they pay more than a third of their monthly income for rent and utilities.

How Much Is Rent in San Clemente

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $2,200 to $4,467. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $2,200
One BR $2,344
Two BR $2,783
Three BR $3,769
Four BR $4,467
2024 Fair Market Rents in San Clemente, California

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in San Clemente?

Renters with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher must select a home that is at or below the area’s Fair Market Rent. Markets with a large share of units above FMR tend to have longer search times to find a qualified unit, while those with a large share of units below FMR tend to have more choices and shorter search times. The share below FMR can vary by size of unit, as shown in the table below.

These are the approximate number of units renting below the FMR in this market:

Unit Size Count of Units Below FMR Percentage of Total Units Below FMR
Studio 212 35 percent
One BR 334 18 percent
Two BR 343 10 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in San Clemente, California

How many affordable rental units are in San Clemente?

There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in San Clemente, California including the following:

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 468
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 72
Tracked Units by Federal Program in San Clemente, California

Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.

Income Based Apartments in San Clemente, California

San Clemente features 72 income based apartments. Tenants of income based apartments typically pay no more than 30% of their income towards rent and utilities.

Low Rent Apartments in San Clemente, California

There are 211 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in San Clemente.

Housing Choice Vouchers in San Clemente, California

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay San Clemente landlords $1,500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $500 towards rent in San Clemente.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in San Clemente, California for a two-bedroom apartment is between $2,505 and $3,061.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.